Referso Jobs

Manufacturing Team Lead

Draganfly Inc. · Posted Nov 5, 2026

Open

Fairfax, Virginia, United States +1 more
On-site
Full-time · Manager

Manufacturing Team Lead

Draganfly Inc. · Posted Nov 5, 2026

Open

Fairfax, Virginia, United States +1 more
On-site
Full-time · Manager

Senior Flight Test Engineer

Auterion · Posted Nov 2, 2026

Open

Manassas, Virginia, United States
Full-time · Senior

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Senior Flight Test Engineer responsible for planning, executing, and analyzing flight tests across multiple UAV platforms, including swarms, to validate Auterion’s autonomous systems.

Responsibilities

Own Flight Test Planning and Execution
Rapidly Master New Platforms
Fly FPV Operations
Pilot and Test Swarms
Collect, Analyze and Report Data

Requirements

Technical degree in aerospace, mechatronics, robotics, mechanical, electrical or a related field
Nice to have: additional pilot ratings (manned aircraft, military UAS qualifications)

Skills

piloting skill FPV piloting flight test experience drone maintenance software knowledge PX4 QGroundControl flight log analysis FAA Part 107 certification

Senior Autonomous Systems Engineer

The Mitre Corporation · Posted Oct 16, 2026

Open

McLean, Virginia, United States
Hybrid
Full-time · Senior
$144K–$215K per year
5+ years

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Lead technical efforts on autonomous systems across multiple domains, providing leadership, guidance, and research to advance autonomy solutions.

Compensation

$143,600 - $179,500 - $215,400 Annual

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership on cross-functional teams evaluating and improving the performance of autonomous systems
Maintain knowledge of advances of autonomy and robotics capabilities
Leverage technical expertise to evaluate and improve AI/Autonomy system performance
Provide thought leadership centered around autonomy/AI technology adoption on robotics hardware and cloud-based computing environments
Evaluate autonomy or AI solutions and provide guidance to sponsors based on their requirements

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
Master's degree in a relevant field
PhD in a relevant field
Nice to have: advanced degree in related field such as Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science
Nice to have: software development in a production setting

Skills

autonomy AI robotics

Autonomous Systems Engineer

The Mitre Corporation · Posted Oct 16, 2026

Open

McLean, Virginia, United States
Hybrid
Full-time · Mid
$122K–$182K per year
2+ years

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The Autonomous and Intelligent Systems Department works to enable effective and safe adoption of embodied AI solutions for the most critical challenges including defense, healthcare, transportation, and law enforcement.

Compensation

$121,600 - $152,000 - $182,400 Annual

Responsibilities

Maintain knowledge of advances of autonomy and robotics capabilities
Leverage technical expertise to evaluate and improve AI/Autonomy system performance
Provide thought leadership centered around autonomy/AI technology adoption on robotics hardware and cloud-based computing environments
Evaluate autonomy or AI solutions and provide guidance to sponsors based on their requirements
Work on topics in robotics-relevant fields, such as computer vision, deep learning, machine learning, planning, human machine teaming, and multi-robot systems

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
Advanced degree
Robotics
Mechanical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering

Skills

computer vision deep learning machine learning control theory

Senior Operations Specialist (Solar Stratospheric Aircraft Mission Planning)

ICEYE · Posted Nov 4, 2026

Open

Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Hybrid
Full-time · Senior
5+ years

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As Senior Operations Specialist (HAPS Mission Planning), you will shape where, when and how ICEYE's stratospheric, solar-powered electric aircraft flies. This includes building meteorological pictures, identifying launch windows, and creating mission plans.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain the operational meteorological picture before and during the flight, using the available tools (forecast models, radiosonde, lidar and aircraft data)
Identify suitable launch, flight and recovery windows and communicate them to the flight crew
Develop and maintain the mission plan (route, altitude, speed profile and timing), customer mission goals, integrating weather, airspace, aircraft performance, aircraft health and energy constraints
Continuously assess predicted cut-down and debris impact zones to keep the planned trajectory within the permitted ground impact area
Maintain readiness for degraded operations for a return-to-home mission profile

Requirements

Nice to have: Aviation meteorology qualification
Nice to have: radiosonde launches
Nice to have: lidar
Nice to have: airspace management
Nice to have: ATC coordination

Skills

UAS or aircraft testing and operations meteorology

Senior Operations Specialist (Flight Engineer)

ICEYE · Posted Nov 4, 2026

Open

Valencia, Valencia, Spain
On-site
Full-time · Senior
5+ years

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As Senior Operations Specialist (Flight Engineer) on the HAPS (High Altitude Platform Station) program, you will help keep ICEYE's stratospheric, solar-powered electric aircraft safe, healthy and productive throughout its flights.

Responsibilities

Monitor the health and status of the aircraft and its on-board systems in flight, detect developing anomalies or degradation early, and assess their impact on the mission.
Manage the aircraft energy balance: battery state of charge, solar power availability and the power budget, ensuring enough stored energy to safely operate through the night.
Monitor and manage the aircraft thermal condition to keep its systems within operating limits.
Advise the Mission Planner and Autopilot Operator on aircraft health, available power and thermal status, and coordinate technical decisions with them throughout the flight.
Contribute to the planning, preparation and execution of flight test campaigns, including site preparation, pre-flight checks, launch and recovery activities.

Requirements

Aerospace engineering
electrical engineering
electronics/avionics engineering
Nice to have: C/C++
Nice to have: solar-powered electric aircraft

Skills

UAS or aircraft testing and operations avionics

Flight Test & Validation Engineer

Intelic · Posted Nov 3, 2026

Open

Kyiv, Ukraine
Hybrid
Full-time

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Flight Test & Validation Engineer

Responsibilities

Prepare, configure and integrate drones, radios, ground stations and Nexus software before tests and deployments
Fly multirotor and other UAV platforms in test flights according to protocols, safety rules and checklists
Write and run test scenarios and acceptance tests for new Nexus releases and integrations before handover to the customer
Log flights, missions, defects and incidents; write clear test reports with software and hardware configurations
Find and fix problems in the field: wiring, firmware, configuration, RF links, networking

Skills

drone piloting QA testing Betaflight ArduPilot PX4 Mission Planner QGroundControl radio links ELRS radio links Crossfire

Senior Software Integration Engineer (Payloads & Integrations)

Firestorm · Posted Nov 3, 2026

Open

San Diego, California, United States
Senior
$140K–$170K per year
5+ years

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Accelerate integration of new mission payloads and capabilities into Firestorm's autonomous systems.

Compensation

US Salary Range: $140,000 - $170,000 USD

Responsibilities

Build and maintain software interfaces between payload hardware, mission applications, and autonomy systems
Integrate SDKs and APIs for cameras, gimbals, radios, sensors, and other mission equipment
Develop tools and applications supporting payload configuration, monitoring, and control
Customize or extend mission applications such as QGroundControl, TAK-based applications, and related operator interfaces
Debug complex systems spanning Linux, networking, hardware interfaces, and distributed software components

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
Nice to have: Startup and scale-stage product engineering experience
Nice to have: Autonomous systems experience
Nice to have: UAVs experience
Nice to have: Robotics experience

Skills

C++Python Rust

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